six years later
On this day, Jingjing came back from purchasing goods and accidentally saw Sima Ao holding a folding fan in his hand, wandering around the door of a pawn shop.
Jingjing was about to go and ask, what's the matter with Sima Ao coming to the pawn shop?
However, the way was blocked by a passing carriage. After the carriage left, Sima Ao was nowhere to be seen.
Two days later, Jingjing went to Jiang Min and told her about Sima Ao's visit to the pawnshop the day before yesterday. She also asked Jiang Min if she encountered any difficulties.
Jiang Min sighed and replied: "Other people opened the academy to make money, but my husband opened the academy to provide money. The current academy can no longer be maintained, and my husband pawned everything he could. When I went to the pawn shop two days ago, I must have pawned it." The precious fan was also pawned.”
A precious fan?
Dongfang Yuer, who was possessed by Jingjing, was shocked.
"What kind of fan is it?" Jingjing asked.
"Mr. Dongfang gave me the fan before he left. My husband was reluctant to use it and kept it. If it weren't for the difficulty of maintaining the college, my husband would not have the idea of fanning it." Jiang Min replied.
Is it the Jade Dragon Fan? Is it the Jade Dragon Fan I gave to Sima Ao?
Sima Ao, how could you pawn your jade dragon fan?
Is that your magic weapon?
When Dongfang Yu'er heard that Sima Ao wanted to pawn the Jade Dragon Fan, she came out of Jingjing's body angrily and nervously and cursed Sima Ao.
"Have you pawned the fan yet?" Jingjing asked Jiang Min nervously.
"My husband hesitated in the end."
After hearing that the Jade Dragon Fan had not been pawned, Dongfang Yu'er returned to Jingjing Body Flesh.
"There are more and more students in the college now. How can it not be able to sustain it?" Jingjing didn't understand.
It turns out that students are charging more and more. Pens, ink, paper, and inkstones all require money. The most expensive thing is students’ food. Although the college will also grow some of its own food, the food cannot be harvested all at once, and it also faces unforeseeable insect disasters, floods, and droughts. As a result, tuition fees and expenses have become inconsistent, making it difficult for the college to sustain itself.
Jingjing now understands that the reason why the college cannot survive is that Sima Ao runs the school as a charity hall.
In the late Tang Dynasty, local political power was cut off, which led to constant wars, land loss, and people's misery, resulting in reduced productivity and rising prices. In the past, the price of rice was only five cents per dou, but now it has more than doubled.
Jingjing suggested to Jiang Min that Sima Ao increase his tuition fees.
Jingjing shook her head without saying anything.
In fact, Jiang Min suggested to Sima Ao many times that if he couldn't survive anymore, he should raise the tuition fee!
Most of the students accepted by the college are children from poor families, and Sima Ao cannot do this.
Jingjing knew Sima Ao's stubbornness and greatness, and it would be really difficult to convince Sima Ao to raise tuition fees.
If tuition fees are not raised, the college will really not be able to survive.
This time, Jingjing has no choice!
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Sima Xiang died of illness three years ago.
Since his father's death, Sima Ao has rarely come back.
When he came back this time, Sima Ao planned to sell his old house.
Looking at the plaque on the door, Sima Ao felt very painful!
Sima Ao was reluctant to sell his old house because he had too many memories, whether they were beautiful or painful.
It's just that an old house like this needs expensive repairs every year. Otherwise, the old house will be easily eroded by insects and ants. …
Sima Ao really couldn't afford the repair money, so he thought that instead of letting the old house fall into disrepair and be eroded by insects and ants, it would be better to sell it so that the college could maintain its existence.
Her husband stopped being a fan and turned around to sell his old house, which Jiang Min couldn't understand.
Jiang Min firmly disagreed with selling the old house. This was the first time Jiang Min opposed Sima Ao's decision.
Jiang Min disagrees with selling the old house because the only value in the family is this old house. After selling the old house, where will my daughter live in the future?
Sima Ao was a little confused. Why did his wife, who had always been considerate, act extremely opposed to this matter?
Jiang Min firmly disagreed, so Sima Ao had no choice but to give up.
Sima Ao worried about the college's expenses every day, and his black hair gradually turned gray.
Jiang Min felt very distressed when she saw it.
Alas, who told me to only love this man in my life?
Jiang Min finally agreed to sell the old house.
When the students' parents learned about this, they offered to pay more for the tuition of one piece of bacon. Sima Ao was very moved.
After discussion, it was decided that the tuition fee for each student and each semester would be increased by one extra piece of bacon.
Some wealthy parents were moved by Sima Ao's idea of teaching without distinction and donated money and materials to the college.
The old house was sold + tuition fees increased + donations from students’ parents; the college was able to survive.
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Sima Ao wrote 'big' on the blackboard.
Sima Ao lectured in class: "You have learned the word '人'. Today the teacher will teach you the character '大'. In fact, the character '大' is very easy to write and easy to read. Just add a horizontal line to the character '人' to get the character '大'" ."
"Stand still, spread your legs apart, and open your hands. See if it looks like the word 'big'." Sima Ao demonstrated another word for "big" in class.
This time, Sima Ao also called a student to the podium and made a 'big' sign like himself.
hehe!
so fun!
The students under the podium also stood up one after another and made a "big" sign like this.
The sky is big, the earth is big, and people are also big, like human figures. Two ways of reading, vocabulary, king, doctor, lord.
After Sima Ao talked about the meaning of "big", he asked the students to write the word "big".
The "big" character has simple strokes and is easy to write, but it is difficult for students who are just learning to write.
Some students wrote quickly and beautifully, while others not only couldn't write, but also got ink all over the paper.
Normally for such a clumsy student, Sima Ao would let him practice on the ground before letting him write on paper, so as not to waste paper and ink and stain his clothes.
Students learned the word 'big'.
Sima Ao continued to teach students to write the word "天".
The word '天' is just adding a horizontal line to '大'.
The students have learned the word '大', and now they are learning the word '天', not to mention how easy it is.
Sima Ao's teaching method is to proceed from simplicity to difficulty, and from difficulty to depth.
While Sima Ao was giving a lecture, Xiao Jinlian, Fat Ya, and Li Changshou were being naughty under the podium.
Li Changshou, who was sitting in the back, touched Fat Ya.
Fat Ya turned around and saw Li Changshou making a face.
Fatty smiled.
Xiao Jinlian on the side turned around and was also amused by Li Changshou's grimace.
The laughter of the three people attracted the attention of all the students.
Ahem!
"What are you three laughing at?" Sima Ao looked at the three of them with sharp eyes and asked.
"No, no, no..."
Seeing their husband's sullen face, the three of them were so frightened that they sat down quietly.
Sima Aozhi's daughter is very naughty, just like himself when he was a child.
"Sima Lian, come up here and write the word '天'."
Hearing his father calling him, Xiao Jinlian came to the podium tremblingly, took the chalk from his father, and wrote the word "天" on the blackboard.
Sima Ao was very strict with his daughter. He thought that if his daughter didn't pay attention in class, she would definitely not be able to write the word "天"; if she couldn't write the word "天", she would be punished.
Sima Ao did not expect that his daughter could write the word "天", and she could write it very beautifully.
